100+, see text Phlomis is a genus of over 100 species[2] of herbaceous plants, subshrubs and shrubs in the mint family Lamiaceae, native from the Mediterranean region east across central Asia to China.

[3] The name Phlomis derives from a Greek word for "flame", and may refer to the leaves' use in ancient times as lamp wicks.

[4] Common names include Jerusalem sage and lampwick plant.

The leaves are entire, opposite and decussate (each leaf pair at right angles to the next) and rugose or reticulate veined.

The lower lip is trifid, the central lobe being larger than the lateral ones.